Senior PHP Engineer

• Lead the design of high-performance distributed systems capable of handling global traffic
• Develop and refine services to improve scalability and efficiency
• Drive the transition toward a service-oriented architecture for modularity and resilience
• Enforce SOLID principles, design patterns, code quality, and testing standards
• Coach mid-level engineers through deep code reviews and technical knowledge sharing
• Identify service bottlenecks and implement advanced caching and database strategies
• Partner with Product and DevOps to translate complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation supporting global service reliability

• 7+ years of professional backend development experience with deep mastery of PHP
• 4+ years building enterprise-grade applications in Laravel or equivalent senior experience in Symfony
• Mastery of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns such as SQS or Pub/Sub
• Ability to effectively use AI tools during technical tasks, including prompting, validation, and iteration
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL, including performance tuning and handling transactions at scale
• Experience architecting on AWS and managing containerized environments with Docker
• Clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
• Fluent English and ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to stakeholders
• Candidates must already reside and be fully eligible to work in Spain
• Participation in the on-call rotation is required

• Paid standby fees and overtime pay for on-call rotation
• Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents
• Split on-call rotations (weekdays vs. weekends) to minimize fatigue
• Remote work anywhere in Spain
• Full-time permanent contrato indefinido via Deel
• Work-life balance and flexibility
• Professional learning and growth opportunities
• Equal-opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations upon request